Graphic Designers salary in Montgomery, AL

Median pay for graphic designers in Montgomery, AL: $45,240/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $31,810 – $72,510 · about 200 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($50,005) by −$4,765 (-10%).

What it's really worth in Montgomery

With Montgomery's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $45,240 has the buying power of about $50,302 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $60,849 · median home $214,099 · median rent $1,402/mo.

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How Montgomery ranks for this job

On raw pay, Montgomery, AL is 161st of the 186 metros we hold graphic designers wages for. Once Montgomery's cost of living is applied, it ranks 139th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Montgomery is one of the places where graphic designers gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Montgomery

A median home in Montgomery, AL costs $214,099 — about 4.7× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,402/mo works out at 37% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where graphic designers earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Montgomery.

Metro	Median pay	vs Montgomery	Rent vs Montgomery
San Jose, CA	$96,260	+113%	2.6×
San Francisco, CA	$92,380	+104%	2.3×
Washington, DC	$80,100	+77%	1.7×
New York, NY	$75,900	+68%	2.5×

Same job elsewhere in AL

Metro	Median pay	vs Montgomery	Rent vs Montgomery
Huntsville, AL	$52,830	+17%	1×
Tuscaloosa, AL	$48,050	+6%	1.1×
Birmingham, AL	$47,950	+6%	1×
Mobile, AL	$43,110	−5%	0.9×

Staying in AL keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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